Arizona may give more money to education, but there's a problem: Schools can't spend it

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School officials are simultaneously calling for reform of the 1980s-era spending limit and bracing for a repeat of the drama that almost forced cuts.

That's the prospect Arizona schools face as they look ahead to the next school year.

Many districts said without that vote, a mandatory 16% cut could have led to massive layoffs or even a premature end to the school year. "Karen may not have the bandwidth , but we do," said Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale and a proponent of a"grand bargain" to use some of the state's $5 billion budget surplus to pay for major education measures.

Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa and a candidate for state school superintendent, said there are discussions about asking voters to amend the state Constitution to update the spending limit, which dates from 1980. The school landscape has changed dramatically in the ensuing 40 years with no corresponding change in the limit.

“We shouldn't pass a '23 budget pretending that the problem isn't going to come back to visit us in January," he said. But, he said, he'd like to see education advocates come up with a fix for the limit, given these are the groups that agitate for more spending.

 

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